William Wade in Essex in the 1881 Census

Details of William Wade of Old Workhouse, Theydon-Garnon, Essex, England

First name(s)

William

Last name

Wade

Relationship

Head

Marital status

Married

Gender

Male

Age

41

Birth year

1840

Occupation

Ag Lab

Birth town

Theydon Garnon

Birth county

Essex

Birth place

England

Street

Old Workhouse

Town

—

Parish

Theydon-Garnon

County

Essex

Country

England

Registration district

Epping

Other household members

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Gender

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

First name(s)

Mary Ann

Last name

Wade

Relationship

Wife

Marital status

Married

Gender

Female

Age

28

Birth year

1853

Occupation

-

Birth place

Childerditch, Essex, England

First name(s)

Mary Ann Jane

Last name

Wade

Relationship

Daughter

Marital status

Single

Gender

Female

Age

12

Birth year

1869

Occupation

-

Birth place

Theydon Garnon, Essex, England

First name(s)

Harriet Emma

Last name

Wade

Relationship

Daughter

Marital status

Single

Gender

Female

Age

8

Birth year

1873

Occupation

-

Birth place

Theydon Garnon, Essex, England

First name(s)

Samuel Arthur

Last name

Wade

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

4

Birth year

1877

Occupation

-

Birth place

Theydon Garnon, Essex, England

First name(s)

Joseph Ernest

Last name

Wade

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

1

Birth year

1880

Occupation

-

Birth place

Theydon Garnon, Essex, England

First name(s)

Harriet

Last name

Smith

Relationship

Sister In Law

Marital status

Single

Gender

Female

Age

23

Birth year

1858

Occupation

Housemaid Domestic

Birth place

Childerditch, Essex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.